AstroSat
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AstroSat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope. It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28 September 2015.[1][2] With the success of this satellite, ISRO has proposed launching AstroSat-2 as a successor for AstroSat.[3]
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Space telescope |
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Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 2015-052A |
SATCAT no. | 40930 |
Website | astrosat |
Mission duration | Planned: 5 years Elapsed : 8 years, 9 months, 19 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | AstroSat |
Launch mass | 1,513 kg (3,336 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)[1][2] |
Rocket | PSLV-C30 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad |
Contractor | ISRO |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Near-equatorial |
Semi-major axis | 7020 km |
Perigee altitude | 643.5 km |
Apogee altitude | 654.9 km |
Inclination | 6.0° |
Period | 97.6 min |
Main | |
Wavelengths | Far Ultraviolet to hard X-ray |
Instruments | |
UVIT SXT LAXPC CZTI SSM CPM | |
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